I will quickly throw down some thoughts here and write a more comprehensive review later. Iron Man 3 was a great film with interesting tie-backs to The Avengers, startling special effects, super mean and powerful bad guys, and a typically egomaniac-but-hilarious Robert Downey, Jr. There were a few plot holes but overall the viewer is pulled into the story from end-to-end and it nevers dips into sentimentalism or sappiness despite the many temptations that the writers had. A MUCH better sequel than the abysmal Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3 will probably age pretty well and gives us a first taste of the changes coming in The Avengers 2…in 2015…